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Compliance-first SEO for regulated cannabinoids

We rank the brands Google won't.

Generalist agencies trip YMYL filters, get your pages deindexed, and source links from sites Google manually penalizes. We don't. We've spent five years building the only SEO playbook that actually works under cannabinoid restrictions.

Built for: Cannabinoid brands
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120+ cannabinoid brands trusted us since 2019
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The Problem

Why most CBD brands never get past page 3.

Cannabinoid SEO isn't difficult because Google hates you. It's difficult because no one taught your agency the rules.

  • Tripping YMYL & health-claim filters

    One unauthorized "treats anxiety" phrase is enough for Google to throttle your entire domain. Most agencies don't even know it's happening.

  • Toxic links from PBN networks

    Cheap link sellers route every CBD client through the same 30 spam sites. Google's manual reviewers know them by name.

  • Generic keyword strategies

    "Best CBD oil" isn't a strategy. Without state-by-state intent mapping and product-class segmentation, you're invisible to buyers.

  • No compliance moat

    Your agency can't tell you which states allow Delta-8 ad copy. We can — and we audit every page against current FDA guidance.

The Reality

Google doesn't have a "CBD penalty" — it has a quality threshold most agencies can't clear when there's no margin for error. We were built specifically to clear it.

Ayush Patel · Founder, CBDSEOXperts

Organic Traffic · CBD Brand Cohort
Generalist agency CBDSEOXperts
Wk 0Wk 6Wk 12Wk 18Wk 24
+412%
Avg organic lift
9.2×
vs Generalist
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Compliance flags
0
CBD Brands Ranked
0
Years CBD-Only
0
Publisher Network
0
Client Retention
Services

One agency. Four weapons.

Specialist tools for every stage of CBD growth.

Results

Evidence Over Promises.

Real cannabinoid brands. Real organic traffic. No vanity metrics.

E-commerce · 9 months
+500%

Sera Relief CBD: zero to category leader.

Took a brand-new D2C tincture line from indexed-not-ranking to top-3 for 14 high-intent commercial terms inside three quarters.

Read Case Study →
Local · 6 months
+200%

GreenLeaf Dispensary: map pack dominance.

Rebuilt 27 store-locator pages, fixed schema across the chain, and locked down the 3-pack in eight metros.

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Authority · 12 months
+75%

PureHarvest Hemp: DR 28 → DR 49.

78 editorial placements on CBD-safe publishers. Zero spam, zero penalties, every link earned with original commentary.

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Link Building

Real Editorial Placements on Real CBD-Safe Publishers

No PBNs. No link farms. No "guest posts" on sites Google demoted three years ago. Every placement is a manually-pitched, editorially-approved feature on a publisher cannabis brands can actually use.

  • 1,400+ vetted CBD-safe domains

    Each one manually screened for editorial standards, traffic, and topical fit.

  • Original commentary, not pre-written PRs

    Founders go on record. Reviewers test product. Editors get a real story.

  • DR 30+ floor on every placement

    Most agencies will sell you DR 8 spam. Our floor is DR 30, average DR 52.

  • Live placement dashboard

    Every link tracked, dated, and DR-verified inside a shared client workspace.

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Recent Placements

Live
High Times"...the gold standard for full-spectrum tinctures"DR 78Apr 2026
Leafly"reviewed alongside category leaders"DR 84Apr 2026
Merry Jane"founder spotlight: rebuilding the CBD shelf"DR 71Mar 2026
MG Magazine"compliance-led marketing in 2026"DR 62Mar 2026
Hemp Industry Daily"editorial roundup of D2C hemp brands"DR 58Feb 2026
Network DR Distribution n = 1,427 domains
0–910–2930–4950–6970–7980–8990+
DR 30 floor enforced — average DR 52 across last 12 months
1,427
CBD-safe domains
214
Placements YTD
DR 52
Avg DR earned
Why CBDSEOXperts

Why Cannabis Brands Choose Us Over Every Other SEO Agency

Four reasons our clients fire their generalist and never look back.

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Cannabinoid-only since 2019

Five years, 100+ brands, zero pivots. We don't moonlight on plumbers and dentists.

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Compliance baked into every deliverable

Every page is screened against FDA, FTC, and state-level cannabinoid advertising rules before publish.

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1,400+ CBD-safe publisher network

The largest editorial network in the category — built relationship-by-relationship since 2020.

🤝

Founder-led, not pod-led

You talk to the senior strategist who owns your account. No junior account manager middlemen.

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Meet Your SEO Partner

Built by a founder who's been in the trenches of CBD SEO since 2019.

I started CBDSEOXperts after watching three of my own cannabinoid brand clients lose six-figure organic revenue overnight from generalist agencies that didn't understand YMYL or the difference between Delta-8 and Delta-9 ad policy.

Today we run SEO for over 100 regulated cannabinoid brands across the US, UK, and Canada. Every strategy I sign off on personally. Every audit I read personally. That's the only way this works.

  • 5+ years working exclusively on CBD, hemp, and cannabinoid SEO
  • Personal relationships with 200+ CBD-safe editors and publishers
  • Co-author of three industry compliance whitepapers
"I don't sell SEO. I sell organic revenue for brands the rest of the internet treats as second-class."Ayush, Founder · CBDSEOXperts
Client Testimonials

Founders Who Trusted the Process.

★★★★★
"Our last agency tanked us in three months. CBDSEOXperts had us back to baseline in 60 days and beating it by week 16. They knew exactly which pages to scrub and why."
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Maya Chen
Co-founder, Sera Relief
★★★★★
"They're the only agency I've worked with that flagged a state-level Delta-8 advertising rule before I even knew it existed. That's the level of detail."
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Daniel Reyes
CMO, GreenLeaf Holdings
★★★★★
"75% organic traffic lift in 12 months and we own the map pack in three states. The link placements alone are worth the fee."
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Priya Shah
Founder, PureHarvest Hemp
★★★★★
"Reporting is honest. When something doesn't move, they tell us why and what we're changing. Refreshing after years of agency theater."
J
Jordan Wallace
Head of Growth, Kindly Hemp Co.
★★★★★
"They white-labeled SEO under our agency brand and made our retention numbers look amazing. Quietly the best partnership we have."
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Lena Park
MD, Verdant Agency
★★★★★
"The forensic audit alone surfaced six manual penalties from our previous agency's link builder. They got us out clean. We owe them."
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Tomás Ferreira
Founder, North Spring CBD
Process

No 90-day miracles. Just a ruthless 24-week system.

SEO under cannabinoid restrictions doesn't reward shortcuts. It rewards a sequenced, audited program that compounds. Here's exactly how we run it.

01
Weeks 0–1 · Forensic Audit

Forensic Audit

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Manual review of every indexed URL, every backlink, every schema implementation, and every page against current cannabinoid compliance rules. We surface what's holding you back before we touch anything.
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Weeks 2–4 · Strategy Lock

Strategy Lock

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Keyword map, content calendar, link plan, technical roadmap, and compliance guardrails — all signed off before a single deliverable ships.
03
Weeks 5–20 · Execution Sprint

Execution Sprint

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Weekly content publishes, monthly placement waves, technical fixes shipped on a 2-week cadence. Founder calls every Friday. Zero black boxes.
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Weeks 21–24 · Compound

Compound

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Internal linking refresh, content refresh of top 20 pages, second placement wave on now-stronger anchor pages. This is when the real growth shows up.
Pricing

Transparent Pricing. No Contracts. No Lock-in.

Three packages. Founder-led onboarding on every tier.

Starter
$2,400/mo

For early-stage CBD brands ready to lay clean foundations.

  • Forensic audit + roadmap
  • 4 SEO content pages / month
  • 4 editorial placements / month
  • Monthly performance report
  • Slack channel access
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White-label
Custom

For agencies serving cannabinoid clients under their own brand.

  • Everything in Growth
  • NDA + white-label delivery
  • Branded reports & dashboards
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Reseller pricing tiers
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No long-term contracts
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Compliance warranty
Founder-led onboarding
FAQ

Questions founders actually ask.

Five questions we hear in nearly every discovery call. If yours isn't here, ask.

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How long until we see organic traffic move?+
For brands with no major technical or compliance debt, ranking movement on long-tail terms shows up in weeks 6–10. Commercial head-term movement and revenue-grade traffic land in months 4–6. We don't promise results before then because in cannabinoid SEO, anyone who does is lying.
Which countries and states do you cover?+
All 50 US states (plus state-specific Delta-8 and THCa policy mapping), all Canadian provinces, and the UK. We do not currently work with EU or Australian brands due to the regulatory complexity.
Will Google ever penalize work you ship?+
No. Every page is screened against current YMYL guidance, every link sits on a manually-vetted CBD-safe publisher, and every claim is run through our compliance checklist. If anything we ship is ever flagged, we fix it for free under our compliance warranty.
Where do your editorial links come from?+
A 1,400-domain network of cannabis, lifestyle, wellness, and adjacent publications we've built relationships with since 2020. Average DR 52, floor DR 30. Zero PBN, zero link-farm, zero "do not crawl" garbage. We share the placement domain before we publish.
What's your cancellation policy?+
Month-to-month. 30-day notice. We pause work, hand over every asset (briefs, drafts, placement contacts, audits) and walk away. No clawbacks, no exit fees, no awkward emails.
Free 48-Hour Audit

Hand us your domain. We'll hand back a growth plan.

No credit card. No sales script. A founder reviews every audit personally and sends a written response inside 48 hours.

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